Paw Prints Pet Sitting

We used this sitter for a recent trip out of the country — our regular sitter was not available. We have more cats than normal — 11 at present (a cat rescue operation gone berserk), so it’s not easy to find someone able to take care of them.
I wasn’t too impressed by the sitter — she seemed disinterested in the cats and discouraged me from giving too many details about the cats (I wrote up a summary and gave it to her anyway). We didn’t know if we’d have phone or internet access during our week away, but we did manage to check in by email once during the trip — she said everything was fine.
She or they (I’m not clear on who was actually in my house) weren’t *bad*, but they weren’t that good, either. No notes were left for us when we returned, so we really don’t know what was or wasn’t done the dry cat food container was empty when we returned (there was enough for well more than a week when we left it, so I suspect they were overfed dry food) yet there was an unopened bag of dry food in the cabinet. The litter boxes were less than stellar — not all were changed, and some were overfilled.
I also found a note addressed to someone else, leaving *incorrect* and *incomplete* instructions on feeding my cats — I don’t know if this was an employee, a contractor, a substitute, or just someone doing a favor. The cats’ water fountains were not refilled. I have no way of knowing whether my cats received their medications except that they’re still alive.
I appreciate my regular sitter so much more now, and hope she’ll be available next time I go away. Because I doubt I’ll use this service again.

My wife and I chose not to use this company 4 years ago. We spoke with a woman on the phone… and then she visited our house to meet us and our dog. We immediately knew we did not want her. She was unpleasant, disinterested and a know it all… so I’m not surprised to read the previous post.

I’ve used this pet sitter since I moved to my current place (4 – 5 times) and I must say service has really gone down the tubes. I have two cats and they require nothing much — just clean, fresh water bowls, clean litter boxes, dry food bowl replenished and some TLC in the half hour visit. The rates have gone up, and services downhill.
So, I used this service last weekend. I wanted the sitter fri– mon. I reminded the sitter to please make sure the 3 water bowls were replenished with fresh, cold water from fridge, as my cats LOVE cold water. Also, scooping the 2 litter boxes. The last time, sitter left all the litter box deposits in my bathroom garbage — this time she left them in kitchen and took it out at the end of her visit. (I always scoop out litter box and throw away immediately and do not put in a garbage container within my apartment. Oooh, stinky!)
Also, the water was not refreshed nor litter boxes tended to on the last day: So why am I paying for this service? It’s suppose to be a 30 min visit — but, no notes or report card each day and when I called to check in she acted like she never heard of me… makes me wish i had a hidden camera in my apartment…
I need to find another catsitter before my vacation. I will not be using this service ever again!